EAU awards 2012

Every year the EAU hands out a number of prestigious awards – to recognise and celebrate dedication and innovation in urological research and practice. Traditionally handed out at the Annual EAU Congress, the awards are a vital acknowledgement of the fact that the international urological community is progressive and continues to push the limits of what is known to mankind today.

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EAU Willy Gregoir Medal 2012
M.J. Marberger, Vienna, Austria

EAU Frans Debruyne Life Time Achievement Award 2012
R.E. Hautmann, Neu-Ulm, Germany

EAU Crystal Matula Award 2012
P.J. Bastian, Munich, Germany
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from LABORIE

EAU Hans Marberger Award 2012
A. Alcaraz, Barcelona, Spain
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from KARL STORZ GMBH & CO.KG

EAU Innovators in Urology Award 2012
J.E.A. Wickham, Dorking, United Kingdom

New EAU Honorary Members
L. Boccon-Gibod, Paris, France
W. Månsson, Lund, Sweden
A. Mendoza-Valdes, Mexico City, Mexico

The European Urology Platinum Award 2012
A. Bjartell, Malmö, Sweden
M. Graefen, Hamburg, Germany
M. Menon, Detroit, United States of America
C. Stief, Munich, Germany
T. Sulser, Zürich, Switzerland
A. Zlotta, Toronto, Canada

Prize for Best Paper published on Fundamental Research in the urological literature in 2011
The capsaicin receptor TRPV1 is a crucial mediator of the noxious effects of mustard oil
W. Everaerts, M. Gees, Y.A. Alpizar, R. Farre, C.Leten, A. Apetrei, I. Dewachter, F. Van Leuven,
R. Vennekens, D. De Ridder, B. Nilius, T. Voets, K. Talavera
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Curr Biol. 2011 Feb 22;21(4):316-21)

Prize for Best Paper published on Clinical Research in the urological literature in 2011
Multiple events of fractures and cardiovascular and thromboembolic disease following prostate cancer diagnosis: Results from the population-based PCBaSe Sweden
M. Van Hemelrijck a, H. Garmo a,b, L. Holmberg a,b, P. Stattin c, J. Adolfsson d
a King’s College London, School of Medicine, Division of Cancer Studies, Cancer Epidemiology Group, London, United Kingdom
b Regional Oncologic Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
c Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Urology and Andrology, Umea˚ University, Umea˚, Sweden
d Oncological Centre, CLINTEC Department, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
European Urology (2011), doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2011.09.010

Prize for Best Scientific Paper published in European Urology in 2011
Pentafecta: A new concept for reporting outcomes of robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
V.R. Patel, A. Sivaraman, R.F. Coelho, S. Chauhan, K.J. Palmer, M.A. Orvieto, I. Camacho,
G. Coughlin, B. Rocco (Florida, United States of America; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Milan, Italy)
European Urology, Volume 59 (2011), Pages 702-707
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from ELSEVIER

Prize for Best Scientific Paper published on Fundamental Research in European Urology by a young urologist in 2011
Transplantation of autologous differentiated urothelium in an experimental model of composite cystoplastys
A. Turner, R. Subramanian, D.F.M. Thomas, J. Hinley, S. K. Abbas, J. Stahlschmidt, J. Southgate
(York, Leeds, Manchester, United Kingdom)
European Urology, Volume 59 (2011), Pages 447-454
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from ELSEVIER

Prize for Best Scientific Paper published on Clinical Research in European Urology by a young urologist in 2011
Salvage radical prostatectomy for radiation-recurrent prostate cancer: A multiinstitutional collaboration
D.C. Chade, S.F. Shariat, A.M. Cronin, C.J. Savage, R.J. Karnes, M.L. Blute, A. Briganti, F. Montorsi, H.G. van der Poel, H. Van Poppel, S. Joniau, G. Godoy, A. Hurtado-Coll, M.E. Gleave, M. Dall’Oglio, M. Srougi, P.T. Scardino, J.A. Eastham (New York, USA)

First Prize for Best Abstract (Oncology)
Real-time, in vivo multiphoton microscopy imaging is a promising tool to identify prostate tissue during rat survival surgery
M.P. Durand 1, A. Aggarwal 2, B. Robinson 3, A. Srivastava 4, P. Sooriakumaran 4, J. Mtui 4, D. Brooks 4, D. Flomenbaum 4, J. Sterling 2, S. Mukherjee 2, R. Leung 4, A.K. Tewari 4
1 Academic Hospital of Nice, Dept. of Urology, Nice, France,
2 Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Dept. of Biochemistry, New York, United States of America,
3 Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Dept. of Surgical Pathology, New York, United States of America,
4 Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Dept. of Urology, New York, United States of America
Abstract 246 (AM12-2352)

Second Prize for Best Abstract (Oncology)
A hybrid radioactive and fluorescent tracer for sentinel node biopsy in penile carcinoma as a potential replacement for blue dye
O.R. Brouwer 1, H.G. Van Der Poel 2, N. Van Den Berg 1, B.W. Van Rhijn 2, A. Bex 2, W. Meinhardt 2, R.A. Valdés Olmos 1, F.W.B. Van Leeuwen 1, S. Horenblas 1
1 The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Dept. of Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
2 The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Dept. of Urology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Abstract 519 (AM12-2285)

Third Prize for Best Abstract (Oncology)
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin: One third dose versus full dose and one year versus three years of maintenance. Final results of an EORTC GU Cancers Group randomized trial in non muscle invasive bladder cancer
M.A. Brausi 1, J.R. Oddens 2, R.J. Sylvester 3, A.V. Bono 4, C. Van De Beek 5, G. Van Andel 6, P. Gontero 7, W. Hoeltl 8, L. Turkeri 9, S. Collette 3, W. Oosterlinck 10
1 Ospedale Sant’Agostino-Estense, Dept. of Urology, Modena, Italy, 2 Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis, Dept. of Urology, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, 3 EORTC HQ, Dept. of Statistics, Brussels, Belgium, 4 Ospedale Di Circolo E Fondazione Macchi, Dept. of Urology, Varese, Italy, 5 Academic Hospital Maastricht, Dept. of Urology, Maastricht, The Netherlands, 6 Onze Lieve Vrouw Gasthuis, Dept. of Urology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 7Ospedale Maggiore, Dept.of Urology, Novara, Italy, 8 Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital, Dept.of Urology, Vienna, Austria, 9 Marmara University School of Medicine, Dept.of Urology, Istanbul, Turkey, 10 Ghent University Hospital, Dept. of Urology, Ghent, Belgium
Abstract 1050 (AM12-1415)

First Prize for Best Abstract (Non-Oncology)
Pre-operative assessment of living renal transplant donors with state-of-the-art imaging modalities: Computed tomography angiography vs. magnetic resonance angiography in 118 patients
F. Friedersdorff 1, F. Engelken 2, B. Hamm 2, T.F. Fuller 1, S. Deger 1, A. Magheli 1, K. Budde 3,
K. Miller 1, G. Diederichs 2
1 Charite Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Dept. of Urology, Berlin, Germany,
2 Charite Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Dept. of Radiology, Berlin, Germany,
3 Charite Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Dept. of Nephrology, Berlin, Germany
Abstract 316 (AM12-3359)

Second Prize for Best Abstract (Non-Oncology)
Differences in protein properties of postoperative urine samples enable the prediction of early allograft rejection
S. Finke 1, B. Stubendorff 1, M. Walter 1, T. Steiner 2, G. Wolf 3, O. Kniemeyer 4, F. Von Eggeling 5,
T. Gruschwitz 1, M.O. Grimm 1, K. Junker 1, H. Wunderlich 1
1 Jena University Hospital, Dept. of Urology, Jena, Germany,
2 Helios Hospitals, Dept. of Urology, Erfurt, Germany,
3 Jena University Hospital, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Jena, Germany,
4 Leibniz Institute For Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Dept. of Molecular and Applied Microbiology, Jena, Germany,
5 Jena University Hospital, Core-Unit Chip Application, Jena, Germany
Abstract 210 (AM12-1925)

Third Prize for Best Abstract (Non-Oncology)
Bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cell therapy for restoration of bladder wall defects
J. Corcos 1, W. Mahfouz 1, O. Loutochin 1, J. Galipeau 2
1 McGill University, Jewish General Hospital, Dept. of Urology, Montreal, Canada,
2 Emory University Winship Cancer Institute, Dept. Hematology and Medical Oncology & Pediatrics, Atlanta, United States of America
Abstract 1069 (AM12-1314)
 
First Prize for Best Video
Second generation instruments for robotic single site kidney surgery: Early experience in a cadaver model
R. Autorino, H.K. Laydner, R. Yakoubi, A. Kassab, W. Isac, E. Rizkala, R.J. Stein, J.H. Kaouk
Cleveland Clinic, Dept. of Urology, Cleveland, United States of America
V33 (AM12-1028)

Second Prize for Best Video
Difficulties of the single port laparoscopic surgery, how to come round them and adapt the surgical gestures with the example of sacrocolpopexies
E. Drapier 1, A. Smirnoff 2, L. De Poncheville 3
1 Capio Clinique Du Mail, Dept. of Urology, La Rochelle, France,
2 Saint Louis Hospital, Dept. of Digestive Surgery, La Rochelle, France,
3 Capio Clinique Du Mail, Dept. of Gynaecological Surgery, La Rochelle, France
V32 (AM12-0737)

Third Prize for Best Video
Laparoscopic management of urinary tract trauma is feasible in many circumstances: A multi-institution perspective
G.L. Martin 1, R. Weston 1, G. Coughlin 2, D. Cahill 3, D. Moon 1, D.G. Murphy 4
1 Royal Melbourne Hospital, Dept. of Urology, Melbourne, Australia,
2 Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital, Dept. of Urology, Brisbane, Australia,
3 Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Dept. of Urology, London, United Kingdom,
4 Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre & Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre, Epworth Hospital, Dept of Cancer Surgery, Melbourne, Australia
V51 (AM12-1561)

Best video EUVJ
Complications during robot-assisted kidney surgery
Q.D. Trinh, S. Sukumar, K.R. Ghani, J. Sammon, W. Jeong, J. Jhaveri, F. Muhletaler, M. Ehlert,
M. Menon, C.G. Rogers
Henry Ford Health System, Vattikuti Urology Institute, Detroit, United States of America
V28 (AM12-2771)

ESUI Vision Award for the most innovative imaging study published in urological literature in 2011
F. Farag, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Near-Infrared Spectroscopy: A Novel, Noninvasive, Diagnostic Method for Detrusor Overactivity in
Patients with Overactive Bladder Symptoms -  A Preliminary and Experimental Study
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from HITACHI MEDICAL SYSTEMS EUROPE

The International Urological Oncology Award 2012
J.M. Fernández Gómez, Oviedo, Spain
The EORTC Tables Overestimate the Risk of Recurrence and Progression in Patients with
Non–Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Treated with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin: External Validation of
the EORTC Risk Tables
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from ORION PHARMA

EUSP Best Scholar Award 2012
F. Farag, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Near-infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) as a Novel Non-invasive Diagnostic Method for
Detrusor Overactivity

ESRU Campbell’s Challenge
Dr. Ricardo Luis Gonçalves Borges, Pereira, Portugal
           
Best Booth Award 2012
AMGEN